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Brand/Store | Sustainability | Labor |
Plenty of organic clothing. Recycles and donates extra materials, has solar panels on factory, subsidizes public transportation for employees and provides a bike share. | Manufactures exclusively in U.S.; provides health insurance, English classes and meals. But CEO accused in several lawsuits of harassing female employees. | |
No eco-friendly items. Matches employee carbon offset donations; sends damaged goods to charities for recycling. Working on more initiatives. | Has code of conduct; inspects factories; works with noncompliant suppliers to improve or terminates relationship. | |
No eco-friendly items. Energy-efficiency initiative in stores and offices; reduced packaging and shipping energy used. Working on more initiatives. | Has principles and guidelines for suppliers; conducts third party unannounced audits; works with noncompliant suppliers to improve or terminates relationship. | |
Green Room website section features eco-friendly and fair trade clothing and accessories. Is carbon neutral; reduced carbon footprint by cutting air freight from 75% to 10% of goods. | Part of Ethical Trade Initiative association of companies, trade unions and organizations that work to improve global working conditions. Has code of conduct; has independent audits of suppliers; works with noncompliant suppliers to improve or terminates relationship. | |
No eco-friendly items or sustainable practices. | Has guidelines for suppliers; hasn’t started independent audits yet. | |
No eco-friendly items or sustainable practices. | Has standards for suppliers; conducts independent audits. | |
No eco-friendly items. Part of Sustainable Apparel Coalition. Working on more initiatives. | Has code of vendor conduct; makes unannounced visits to suppliers; works with noncompliant suppliers to improve or terminates relationship. | |
No eco-friendly items or sustainable practices. | 2002 lawsuit alleged sweatshop conditions; currently being sued again for labor practices. Accused of using child labor in Uzbekistan along with Urban Outfitters and Aeropostale by International Labor Rights Forum. | |
After being found out for destroying wearable clothing in 2009, stopped that practice and pioneered affordable sustainability with Conscious Collection; #1 user of organic cotton worldwide; part of Sustainable Apparel Coalition. | Has code of conduct with independent audits; works with noncompliant suppliers but no stated policy on termination for non-compliant suppliers. | |
Some eco-friendly items and food. Reduced energy use at stores; reduced operating waste; collects consumer e-waste. Working on more initiatives. | Conducts unannounced audits; works with noncompliant suppliers to improve or terminates relationship. | |
Few eco-friendly items. Reduced energy use at stores and offices; reduced gas use in shipping; increased recycling. Working on more initiatives. | Accused in 2007 of using slave labor by newspaper investigation; published Code of Conduct in 2009; conducts independent evaluations. | |
No eco-friendly items or sustainable practices. | No labor guidelines; accused of using child labor in Uzbekistan along with Forever 21 and Aeropostale by International Labor Rights Forum. | |
No eco-friendly items. Reduced paper and energy use; increased recycling. Working on more initiatives. | Has sourcing standards with independent audits. Currently being inspected by U.S. investigators for using child labor. | |
Few eco-friendly items. Improved energy efficiency; has sustainably-built stores, including a LEED-certified one. Working on more initiatives. | Has code of conduct with inspections. Accused last fall of using slave labor by Brazilian TV report; responded saying it would “strengthen supervision.” |
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